♪ ♪ griff: it's the 7 a.m. hour of "fox & friends" weekend starting with this: hundreds of thousands of federal workers

missing their paycheck, tear first paycheck, since the government shutdown began. could democrats crack soon? rachel: meanwhile, the u.s. deploying its most advanced aircraft carrier. lara trump is here to react. charlie: and the manhunt intensifies for the louvre museum thieves. we'll talk the a former art thief who stole two van gogh's -- [laughter] he'll break down how the suspects did it and where they may have gone wrong. the second hour of "fox & friends" weekend starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you. ♪ ♪ griff: it is halloween time. i think i figures out what i'm going to go as, i'm going to go as a louvre jewel thief. rachel: good call.

wear a black cat suit kind of thing. griff: somehow i'm going to have to get a ladder truck involved in the costume, because that's really the best part of that. [laughter] charlie: i love how we have two stories going on right now, the rigged nba games and the art thief story. and then before that there was another -- there was another, the picasso theft before the jewel thief. theft. it's like there are all these wonderful hollywood movies that are just sort of, like, playing out right now before us in the news. rachel: so or what are you going to be for halloween? charlie: what? rachel: exactly. griff: he's going to be himself because we went to a haunted house, one of the scariest ones on the east coast, and charlie showed up wearing a coat and tie. this is some video you're seeing do -- charlie: i went as a banker. griff: rachel, charlie, adam and i all going through this haunted house. charlie dressed in a coat and tie, not impressed. we've got a whole package.

we're going to give it to you tomorrow, but it was kind of scary. rachel: it was. i think i saw charlie get a little bit scared. charlie: i was absolutely terrified. mainly terrified of getting there because we had to go through two hours of traffic in the middle of rush hour to get there. that was the scariest part. rachel: yeah. i went with the kids too, and that was -- charlie: that made it. griff: the best part of it was when people like this woman jumped out at charlie, and he turned to one and said you look like antifa. [laughter] rachel: yeah, he did. charlie: it did have that vibe. rachel: there was the insane asylum part -- charlie: very grouchy people. rachel: you know who's going to be grouchy? a lot of federal workers who aren't going to get a paycheck because of the shutdown. this is now becoming the second lodgest shutdown in u.s. history, and federal employees are going to miss their first full paycheck. griff: the question is, are there cracks?

axios reporting that cracks emerge in democrats' unity on government shutdown. we'll see. i mean, i kind of question this because there really hasn't been much of showing a break in this. democrats seem to really think that this is working in tear favor -- in their favor. but talk about a telling moment, when chad pergram, our capitol hill senior reporter, sat down with the number two democrat, she basically says the quiet part out loud, admitting that families will suffer under chuck schumer's government shutdown. this is katherine clark are. listen here. >> reporter: you don't think that the public will perceive that the democrats are responsible? >> i mean, shutdowns are terrible. and, of course, there will be, you know, families that are going to suffer. we take that responsibility very seriously. but it is one of the few leverage times we have. it is the an inflection point.

rachel: so we can leverage the e are feeling. by the way it's not just government workers and paychecks. we see that it's impacting travel because of air traffic control. so the pain is going to -- is spreading out among all americans. and it's being touched by all americans. and they're willing to leverage that for what? so that the illegals can get health care. it just seems so ridiculous. and meanwhile, charlie, you see the president taking help from a mystery donor to make sure at least our military aren't hurt. charlie: and, of course, there have been many proposals to figure out a way to pay people like our military during a shutdown, but democrats don't want to go along with that because then they would lose that leverage. obviously, you know, on the surface they're doing this because they care more about illegals than they do about american citizens, but there are, i think, a couple of other things at play here. one of which is you've got the virginia elections going on.

northern virginia butts right up against washington d.c. there are lots of federal workers up there. and they are -- it is a heavy, heavy, heavy democrat-voting area, and i think democrats in the most cynical play of all believe that by keeping the government shut to down and making those -- shut down and making those people angry, it actually helps them at the ballot box because they are democrat voters, by and large, and they're going to get out and vote. there's no greater motivator than being ticked off. the second thing is, of course, voters have thrown democrats out of all power in washington, so republicans control the house, the senate and the white house. and anything democrats can do to shut down, to run out the clock on republican governance in washington -- rachel: sure. charlie: -- they look at that as a total victory. rachel: yeah. they can slow down the trump pace of action by slowing down and closing the government.

also you have these government workers who are home and, as you said, they're democrats, they can go out and campaign for you too. charlie: yes, exactly. rachel: they've got time on their hands. i to do remember, griff, when obama was president and there were shutdowns, he wanted it to be as -- he would never, if he had a mystery donor to pay -- he was say, no thank you. he was closing down monuments, making sure people donald do anything. griff: and as 40 million american families that depend on s.n.a.p. benefits, they'll remember that chuck schumer that this, quote, gets better for democrats every day. we'll see where that goes. rachel: the campaign for republicans should be thank you, democrats. so i had a friend, really quick before we move on, i had a friend who was on an airplane, and the air traffic -- the pilot said, hey, we're going to be on the tarmac for an hour because there's slowdown because there's not enough air traffic control canners. and this guy sitting next to her said really how oldly, thanks,

democrats -- loudly. and that should be the slow slogan every time this impacts you, thanks or, democrats. griff: personal impact, for sure. meanwhile, the nba commissioner, adam silver, is making his first public comments following the arrests of former players and a coach in the fbi's sports betting and gambling probe. rachel: khanly painter has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the commissioner speaking during the npa's -- nba's debut amazon prime broadcast. he apologized to fans saying he was deeply disturbed after the fbi announced the arrest of more than 30 people including the federal indictments of chauncey billups and miami guard terry rozier and former player damon jones. the commissioner also addressing that in 2023 the nba did investigate rozier after he

allegedly removed himself from a game in order to help bettors. watch this. >> we then looked into that situation -- [cheers and applause] and while there was that aberrational betting, we, frankly, couldn't find anything. we've been working with the government, and they have extraordinary powers that a league office doesn't have. >> reporter: federal agents arrested rozier on money laundering and wire fraud charges his attorney saying, quote, terry was cleared by the nba, and tease prosecutors revived that non-case. terry is not a gambler, but he is not afraid of a fight, and he looks forward to winning this fight. torts also say billups and jones were part of a mob-run gambling organization of poker games that the mafia used shuffling machines that could down cards and an x-ray poker table that could read cards upside down to cheat. billups' attorney denying the allegations against his client

in a statement saying billups would never jeopardize his legacy or rep aation for anything but -- reputation. and now the nfl is stepping up, serving out multiple memos to remind its players and personnel to adhere to its gambling rules and policies. guys? griff: all right, chanley, thank you very much. and that's a smart move on the nfl, because while billups and rozier are going to have the fight these indictments, adam silver, the nba commissioner, has a real problem on his hands. ultimately, what's at stake here is the integrity the of the game. sports fans pay thousands of dollars to to go to these games and don't want the game to be rigged. today want to know that it's real and authentic. rachel: yeah. griff: the other thing i thought was interesting is the tie to the mob, to the mafia. and we had it in the last hour, a former boss who said this has been going on -- rachel: it was a great interview. griff: -- for a long time.

watch. >> people like to play poker and that's where you could get rooms the to have poker games. the mafia liked it because they could rig the pots, and they also like to have, like, big name celebrities, basketball players, baseball players come as a draw so people would be, like, oh, we're playing poker with so and so showing up. so it was a draw to, you know, get the game going. we've been rigging the game since forever. the only thing now is they've got so sophisticated with the technology, i mean, it's crazy. technology has come so long, and they're adapted to to it. they're always going to want the edge. i mean, casino already has the edge, but why not get a bigger advantage if you could? if. griff: fascinating stuff. and, you know, i had asked him just at the very end, some are saying this is just the tip of the iceberg, we're going to see maybe more of this stuff. e said, oh, yeah. definitely. rachel: it's all rigged. it's, like, watching something fake. griff: yeah. i mean, that's the whole point, rachel.

as we've seen legalized sports gambling on fanduel and graft kings -- draftkings rain all in this, people are getting more and for involved. but as the professional sports and legalized gambling have gotten closer, more if bed, people are going to be, like, i'm not going to bet if it's going to be rigged. tyler robinson, the man accuse of shooting and killing charlie kirk, appeared in court for the first time yesterday. the -- his attorneys argued that this is part of his right to a fair and impartial trial. a judge is expected to make a decision on monday. robinson is facing several charges including aggravated murder and witness tampering. he's due back in court on thursday. new overnight, a massive fire erupting at a michigan southeastern living facility. multiple departments responding to assist as the flames spread quickly throughout the attic and onto the building next door. miraculously, all residents are

accounted for with no known injuries. the cause of the fire now under investigation. and check this out, a new op-ed is claiming that only boring people don't wear costumes on halloween. >> hey. [laughter] >> what are you supposed to be if. >> remember the russian satellite sputnik? [laughter] well, i'm a potato or a spud, and these are my antenna -- [laughter] >> wow, i don't have the worst costume anymore. [laughter] griff: now, the writer for gq saying, quote, halloween is liberty. you get to be free from who you are. everyone is being weird and and foolish. it's important to meet people where they are. you don't have to match the person going hardest on halloween, aim to just enter the fray of the generally costumed. if you're joining the grand parade of humans, you've got to get on their enthusiasm level.

rachel: that's right, charlie. [laughter] he also goes on to say, yes, you're uncomfortable wearing a costume. yeah, is it a little dumb and foolish? of course. is it weirds and risky and vulnerable? yes. charlie: i don't think anyone feels uncomfortable wearing costumes. i think people love it -- rachel: that's what bothers you. charlie: so i have a deal. i'm going to dress up as a boring person, and i can just stay home. rachel: you said you liked all these colonial -- rachel: i didn't like them, i got forced to wear them by my grandmother. are you kidding me? can you imagine being in grade school and the prettiest girl in school comes and sees you at some town event wearing a colonial costume? it's humiliating. rachel: i thought that's what you were going to be next week on the show. charlie: that was a defensive move. [laughter] give give we've got to get you in the halloween spirit. rachel: i don't think he understands the contract for

"fox & friends." it says you have to dress up for hall halloween. charlie: you know what i love about halloween? i love growing pumpkins. the world pumpkin weigh-off crowning a new champion earlier this month. >> brandon from santa rosa, thanks for coming to half-moon bay. let's see how much it weigh. [cheers and applause] wow! griff: that is a big pumpkin. the winning pumpkin farmer, brandon dawson, joins us now. wow, brandon, congratulations. thank you for being here. >> thank you. griff: how in the world do you grow a pumpkin that big? >> well, it takes a lot of work. it's a whole season long. the pumpkin in that picture is 120 days old, so you spend a lot of time baking it in the pumpkin patch. rachel: what does that mean? are we adding a lot of

miracle-gron what is the secret to -- >> actually, the secret ingredient is taking care of your soil, making sure you have good soil biology. and that really is probably the biggest secret. and then a lot of time just making sure that mother nature, you're working with mother nature and not against her, because a lot of things can take out a pumpkin quickly. charlie: so i get it that there's a lot of competition here and maybe you don't want to reveal all of your secrets, but what exactly does it mean about taking care of your soil? what do you do to take care of your soil? >> so fungi and and bacteria are your friends if soil. and if you can make sure you have the right ingredients to grow those two things, they work similar biotically with the roots of a pumpkin plant. so that's one of the main things. and then being really, really careful about how you water, how much water you're giving the pumpkin throughout the year

makes a big difference as well because they do take a lot of water. charlie: so this thing is 2,000 pounds plus. how to do you keep it from, like, curbing -- crushing under the weight of its own self? >> yeah. and that can happen. and when that happens, it's kind of the end of the season for you. luckily, tata didn't happen for me this year, so there's really not a lot you can do to control that. griff: to so are you going to carve it? what do you do with it now? >> yeah. actually, it was part of a parade, a fall festival and celebration, and after that parade it is gown to to be carved by a professional pumpkin carver. rachel: awesome. you're coming to us from where? >> santa rosa, california. rachel: okay. that's where the magic soil is. all right. good to have you on, congratulations -- griff: congrats. rachel: thanks, brandon. >> thank you so much. rachel: important to understand

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griff: back with a fox news alert, the pentagon announcing a tenth drug boat strike if the caribbean, this one operated by tren de aragua. the war department is sending the navy's most advanced aircraft carrier strike group to the siege, part of a massive military buildup as the white house puts all narco-terrorism on notice. >> the president of the united states has made clear this that narco-terrorists and narco-trafficking is a terrorist activity. these organizations are the isis of the western hemisphere. they control territory, they field armies, but these are terrorists, and they're going to be killed. griff: all right. let's bring in ohs of "my view," lara trump. this is remarkable. and, you know, i was reading in the wall street journal, they were reporting that inside the white house they've been calling this donroe doctrine, that president trump is doing something similar to the monroe doctrine when president monroe wanted to keep european influence out of the western hemisphere. now president trump is trying to

basically keep the influence of china and russia out of the hemisphere. and the fact that this carrier strike group 12 is being deployed into the region, we don't have a bigger weapon strike group we could send. >> yeah. well, griff, it's about time that we start taking out the bad guys. it's about time we start doing the right thing for the american people. when you look at what it is going on here, we're the illicit drugs coming into the united states of america. we know that fentanyl kills around 100,000 americans a year. you're ard pressed to find a person in this -- hard pressed to find a person in this country who doesn't know a family who hasn't had to deal with the plague, the or records of that in the united states of america. president trump gave us the most secure border in american hawaii history. he cut off that channel to the drug cartels. new he's saying we're going to to get them out the other way,

by sea. so when you've seen these targets of these narco boats out in the open ocean, you know, this is very important stuff. you heard stephen miller there, they are calling the drug cartels the isis of the western hemisphere. we know this president designated them as foreign terrorist organizations. that is exactly what they are. they are a plague on our country. and so this president is saying, no more. no more crossing a red line we draw in the sand, no more playing games. there's a new sheriff in town. it is president donald trump, and he he has put them on notice. you will not poison the american people. he's stopping it cold, and i can tell you americans all across this country are going to be safer because of it. griff: well, and it's clear, lara, that more of these boats will be taken out. we're going to see more videos, likely, like this. and he's sending a message to colombia's president who he says is, you know, complicit in all of this. it's really fascinating. hey, listen, before i let you

go, i want to preview what's coming up on your show, "my view," because you were telling me at fox in d.c. you got to go out with bear grylls? [laughter] >> it was amazing, yeah. i mean, we all know him, he's a survivalist and this expert when it comes to outdoors. so he took me for a hike, griff. you've got to watch tonight, 9 p.m. right here on fox fox news. i said i need to learn how to start a fire. if ever i'm caught out in the wilderness, so showed me exactly how to do that. he's written a new book about jesus, about his and how important it's been to him. we talk about that as well. but tune in tonight, it's going to be a great show. in addition to bear, we have dan crenshaw, elise stefanik, and we're talking about this very thing, talking about making sure that we don't have these drug cartels, you know, running and wreaking salve to being across our country. griff: bear grylls on live television, i am jealous. great stuff.

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a spokesman telling fox news, quote, any announcement paid on the name of the ballroom will come directly from president trump himself and not through anonymous and unnamed sources. as fed-up new yorkers and new jerseyans flock to red states, new billboards are popping up warning about the exodus. the ads are being put up in high traffic areas by conservative think tank unleash prosperity. it founder, former trump economic adviser steve moore, saying this to fox news digital -- >> new york has lost 32 million -- 2 million people over the the last decade. new jersey has lost almost half a million people. you're lose your most precious resource in new jersey and new york, and you know what that is? your people, your citizens, your businesses. charlie: the signs are expected to be left up until november 19th. and those are your headlines. meanwhile, across the pond french police are investigating

few video showing suspected jewel thieves escaping the louvre as they search for the prices piece of jewelry stolen from the -- priceless pieces of jewelry. our next guest went to jail for stealing these two van gogh paintings back in 2002 and also used a ladder to break into a museum. octave durham joins us now. thank you so much for taking some time to join us this morning. >> hello, yes. charlie: you said that you thought by looking at the news of what happened at the louvre that you thought they had studied your heist of the van gogh paintings. why do you believe that? >> because that's quite some similarities, you know? used the ladder, used sledgehammers. it's almost the same only this burglary was easier because of

the thick of the window, you know, how thick the window was.? so it looks almost the same in the way they worked. and then almost the same time -- charlie: what do you mean, this was to easier because the thickness of the window? >> i had to hit with a sledgehammer 30 times before i went through the window. these guys went in, i think, in two minutes or in a minute. i think they used an angle grinder or something. alkaline cutting disc. they're professional. charlie: so what did they do right and what did they do wrong? >> they did their homework. what they kid wrong is left too many places behind, they left the tools behind. the tank of gasoline, they forgot to light it up, and that's -- yeah, it's a big, a lot of dna, you know? that's a problem. they will catch them. if. charlie: do you think that they left enough behind that they will get caught? >> yes. and the biggest traces, of

course, the massive lift truck, you know, watch the streets, they're going to watch them where they get in the first time. maybe it's a little place outside the city. if they didn't wear masks, that's the point where they got their faces, and they had to -- they didn't find them because there's a spot where today went out of sight. charlie: really quickly, how did you get caught in. >> because of information -- [inaudible] and in the cap was dna. charlie: and, obviously, they have dna many in this case. it's pretty hard to move this kind of thing that you've stolen. these items are pretty ott right now. you're not going to be able to just sell them on an open market. >> these items are -- it's like having eight dead bodies in your basement. nobody wants to touch it. this is too much.

[laughter] and they're nervous now, and you need to find your way to know how to cut them. they will go to antwerp, full of secret police, so watch out. [laughter] charlie: so good luck to them. >> they're going to get -- yes. charlie: yeah. thank you so much for joining us and breaking it down. >> okay, thank you for having me. bye-bye. charlie: stick arranged adam's live from bloomington where number two indiana takes on ucla later today. ♪ ♪ imagine checking your own heart with medical precision from anywhere. you can, with kardiamobile 6l, the fda-cleared ekg that provides six-times more heart data than any smartwatch. and it detects three of the most common arrhythmias in just 30 seconds, including atrial fibrillation, bradycardia and tachycardia. check your heart

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they're experiencing an exposed layer of the tooth sensodyne helps by creating a protective barrier on those exposed areas i love sensodyne because it works griff: the indiana hoosier hosting the ucla bruins in a big ten matchup today, coverage starting at 10 a.m. eastern on fox. charlie: adam klotz grew up in the hoosier state, and he's live in bloomington, hey, adam. adam: good morning, everybody. you're righter i'm in indiana, i'm in a football state -- [cheers and applause] with are we excited? >> adam! adam! adam! adam! [cheers and applause]

adam: guy, guy, guys, what do you think about these californians coming here to indiana? [background sounds] it's a football state. in sunny california it's nice, it's warm, everyone's got a golden tan. here in indiana we do not, as you can see, and -- how are you going to stay warm out here this morning? >> we're in bloomington, we don't need to. [inaudible conversations] adam: what's going to happen in today's game? >> carnage. ad what do you think? >> indiana by a million. [cheers and applause] adam: and why, because we're the who, who, who? >> hoosiers! ad what was my name again? >> adam! adam! adam eye adam! adam: i am in heaven out here in indiana. i know i have to toss it back to griff, but you guys --

[inaudible] >> give! griff! griff! griff! griff: i'm onboard. go, hoosiers. charlie: you're a tyrant, adam. if if you need -- by the next time you need to lose your shirt. tune in to the big noon kickoff starting at 10 a.m. eastern on fox followed by the game at noon. griff: meanwhile, let's check in with meteorologist marisa torres. >> good morning. we'll take a look at the national map. two areas we're monitoring, pacific northwest, snow at higher elevations and even the potential for some severe weather for coastal oregon. then the other area of low pressure, this one already triggering severe weather for areas in southeast texas, into louisiana. of this first round of storms already triggering a tornado warning not too far from beaumont. another round of showers and storms later today, a level 2 out of 5 threat, all hazards on

the table from damaging rain gusts to tornadoes. you'll know we are still watching the central caribbean for tropical storm melissa, expected to become a hurricane later into the day, expected to become a major hurricane by tomorrow. the strengthening will only continue as we head into monday and tuesday, noting it is moving very slow to the northwest at 3 miles per hour. this is a look at the forecast track, it is looking very intimidating for jamaica with landfall potentially by tuesday morning as a strock -- strong category four hurricane, rachel. rachel: thanks, marisa. october is financial planning month. we're bringing in three pros to answer your questions about how to maximize your savings and set your family up for success. certified financial planner ambassadors douglas bonaparte, carrie -- and charles meeks join us now. thanks for joining us today. i'm going the start with you, douglas. tell us why we're here.

>> to promote financial literacy and having a financial plan. we want couples to achieve their financial goals, and there are ways to do that. we're here to help share some of those ways. rachel: excellent. carrie, why do i need a financial planner? what are the benefits? >> sure. so cf fp bring expertise, ethics, education and experience. we are held to a higher standard. actually, it's called gold standard. and we are committed to put the interest of our clients ahead of our own to. which means we're always acting in the best interest of the client. rachel: okay. i want to make sure that i have that title in front, that they are registered or they are licensed through -- >> yes. and what's great about it too is if you want objective, unbiased advice for you and your financial goals, it's got to be a cfp. rachel: okay. so let's talk about couples.

we're hearing a lot of couples are not combining their finances. so when couples come together, do you think they should have a combined accounts? should they have separate accounts in should there be some mix of both? i'm not talking from a romantic point of view, i'm talking about just financial. >> i think every situation's different for every couple, but someone just recently wrote a book about this -- rachel: all right, tony. >> absolutely. so, of course, everything we're talking about is for general information purposes, but almost all the data, all the research shows especially in the early years of your relationship that combining finances is the way to go. it promotes tran parent city and teamwork, but above all, better communication between couples. yes, join your account together, operate out of a joint account. you can still -- [audio difficulty] all research would point to that you want the joint finances

together, but even more importantly, pawn candidate together. it's about practicing with money with your partner. rachel: i love that. finances is probably the number one reason that people get divorced. >> that and infidellingty. rachel: true. all right, so we have some questions from the viewers. as a woman, this is a question for you, carrie. as a woman who took time off work to raise kids, what can i to do to catch up on my retirement savings? that's a really good question. >> such a good question. my daughter-in-law is a stay at home mom, and guess what in it's never too late to catch up on your retirement. so what i would do is if i was going back to work, i would max out my either 401k as much as i can, if i'm not, i would start to do a spousal irk ra every year which you can put money even if you don't have earned income into. also i would take advantage of when you're over 50, you get all those great catch-up contributions that you can put even more money away.

now also women,, we live long, so we have to plan for longevity more than men. rachel: great point. >> and so one thing i would think about is delaying my social security because from full retirement age to to age 70, you get an 8% increase every single year. so because we have that long life spanker that would really help women. rachel: you need it. this one's for you, charles. is now a good time to invest in the market? or should i focus on paying off my debts first? >> that's a great question, and my response is not all debt is created equal. so it depends if on what kind of debt. if it's credit cards, personal loans where interest rates are at 20 plus percent, it's going to be hard to save and invest and outpace those, so pay those off immediately. if it's something like higher interest rate or longer term auto loans, we may look at that and say, you know what? if we're going to be able to save and invest in a 401(k) and get a company match, maybe we

want to save there. if it's good debt like mortgage debt or even student loan debt, some of that interest can be tax-dedeductible, and we can refinance at a certain time in the future. so we just kind of want to pay off over the term and then start saving and investing. rachel: there's a lot of stuff to think about, it's really great to have a professional, and i should look for cfp in front of my financial adviser's name always. >> yes. rachel: all right. douglas, carrie and charles, thanks so much for joining us today. if you want to learn more and get your finances in shape, you can find a cfp professional near you at let's make a plan.org. thank you, douglas, carrie and charles. appreciate it. great stuff. >> thank you. rachel: all right. october is national women's small business month, and we're interviewing women running shops with maha magic. we're going to talk about that next. ♪

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highlighting three women-owned businesses who embrace maha with real food, real values and real health. first up, susan is the ceo ceo with her or daughter here, rachel. thank you for being here. i love the name. so walk me through why you started this business and how you came up with the name. >> so, first of all, i'm just a nourisher at heart. i love to feed people, nourish people, but i love good food -- [audio difficulty] to nourish them to all of america with good soup and good food. give and, rachel, the name, you played a role in that. >> yeah, you could give me credit. we were singing the i want a hippopotamus song -- griff: all you have to do is add water to all of your soups. you've got the classics,

literally the potato one, this one's taco tuesday, you said, a popular one with your daughter. >> yes. my daughter nina has down's syndrome, and she loves talk coe tuesday, and -- taco tuesday. it's just water and a heat source. she dumps it in, she stirs it, but her favorite thing is the toppings. the life of the party -- griff: i love it. go to soup apotam, s.com. charlie, who's with you in. charlie: thank, griff. let's bring in molly and annie, sisters and to cofounders of three farm daughters. first of all, you grew up on farm? >> we did. we are the three farm daughters. we're from north dakota. we do have to give a quick shout-out to our sister, because she's at home on baby watch. chris, we love you, we miss you. if we come home to a baby,

totally be okay with that, best wishes. charlie: that's whey more important than television any day. so tell us, you've got some great pasta dishes here. tell us about them. >> we're growing special grains on our farm, and we came together to create this pasta variety. it has better ingredients that we want to feed ourselves and our children. charlie: howdied you get started?? -- how did you get started? >> tons of fiber, more protein because of the wheat variety, so it's very clean, just wheat flour, so the taste and texture of traditional pasta but significantly healthier. charlie: so you sell locally but also far and wide? >> yep. all-american pill made. charlie: awesome. threat three farm daughters.com and get 20% off all purchases with code fox 20.

rachel. rachel: all right. so we're going to bring in debbie mason and emily saunders, and they are the cofounders of mom-sanity. so you say mom-sanity is mom if fuel. >> it does, we want to fuel moms. moms are overwhelmed. motherhood is exhausting. rachel: it is. >> it's hard. rachel: it's no secret you teamed up with me. i need it. >> we're on a mission to help moms and families thrive, not just survive. and so we wanted to just create products we couldn't find on our own. i was a brand new mom, debbie was new to motherhood when we founded mom sanity in 2013, and we made our own. rachel: this one is a plant if collagen protein powder? >> yes. it's all in one because moms can't have five different canisters all the time. we made one thing quickly that tastes delicious, all natural ingredients, to artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners,

fillers, all that. rachel: and you can throw this into your smoothie -- >> absolutely, protein balls, smoothies. rachel: you also have a crave -- >> cocoa. it will crush your cravings. rachel: crushing the cravings. visit the shop at mom sanity.com, and you can get 10% off all the products with free shipping using the code through monday. >> we're all about live being -- life being easy, automated so moms have quick convenience to stay nourished for hours because we know that that it's hard being a mom. rachel: i'm taking this with me. thanks, you guys. [laughter] we have more "fox & friends" coming up. ♪ -- diamonds and frills. ♪ all those big city nights ♪

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